SIX new push bikes are being used by police to crack down on crime and build better community relations.
The Watford Community Safety Partnership spent £8,000 on the specialised Hardrock bikes (with police livery), a two day training course for officers and full safety equipment and clothing.
So far 11 police officers and six police community support officers (PCSOs) have been trained across Watford and Three Rivers.
Yasmin Batliwala, chair of the Safer Watford Partnership, said: "The partnership is really happy to support this project.
"It is going to benefit local people by increasing visibility of both ward constables and PCSOs within their neighbourhoods, allowing them to cover their ward more easily and quickly than they would on foot."
The bikes are currently used by the officers and PCSO's in the Vicarage, Holywell, Oxhey, Nascot and Park wards.
On average each officer travels between ten and 20 miles per day.
Officers are using them for general patrol, attending incidents, and travelling to appointments and meetings and despite them only being delivered two days before Christmas they have already been used in arrests and intelligence gathering.
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